Questions (Introduction)

Created by Gabriel Alexander, Modified on Thu, 23 May 2024 at 03:09 PM by Gabriel Alexander

Introduction to Questions

Video Tutorial: How to Browse/Preview Questions

(Note: Video is optional. Below article contains additional, specific information on browsing/previewing questions. See also: How to clone/customize publisher-provided questions)

Questions

Some subscriptions come with pre-made questions that match the exercises you would find in a physical book. You will find these questions (if applicable) as well as any questions you create here.

Questions can be bundled into a Standard Test and assigned to students. Though it is labeled “Test” on the platform, you may consider it homework, practice, etc.

Question Bank

Access the Question Bank by going to Activities > Questions via the side panel.

Use these buttons on the top-right to toggle between Grid View (left) and List View (right).

Grid View

List View

Title

Question titles are typically provided in the following format:

[Book Series] [Book Type] [Chapter/Lesson]-[Section/Part] [Exercise Type] [Exercise Letter]

We can break down the following title as an example: GFC3 WB C1-S1 Writing A

GFC3 = Go Far with Chinese 3
WB = Workbook
C1 = Chapter 1
S1 = Section 1
Writing = Exercise Type
A = Exercise Letter

Search By Question

	Questions can be filtered based on their title by using typing in the Search By Question box. See examples below.
Search Example	Result
GFC3	All GFC3 questions.
GFC3 WB	All GFC3 workbook questions.
GFC3 WB C1-	All GFC3 workbook questions for Chapter 1. (Note: To ensure results for chapters 10, 11 and 12 do not appear, you must search “C1-” rather than “C1”.)
GFC3 WB C1	All GFC3 workbook questions for Chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12.
GFC3 WB C1-S1	All GFC3 workbook questions for Chapter 1 Section 1.
GFC3 WB C1-S1 Writing	All GFC3 workbook questions for Chapter 1 Section 1 Writing.
WB	All workbook questions for any book.
C1-	All Chapter 1 questions for any book.
Writing	All Writing questions for any book.
C	Any question with “C” in the title.

Filter

	Use this button to open the filter.
Filter Type	Usage
By Grade	Not used.
By Content	To view all questions for a specific book. Example: Go Far with Chinese, Level 1B, Workbook, Assessment Questions
By Tag - General	Click on the All Tags box to add tags. You may start typing to narrow down the list of tags and scroll through the list of existing tags that match your search. Click on a tag to add it. (Note:* You may click on the box again to repeat the process and add more tags.)*
By Tag - OR	Or: To view questions that have ANY of the tags selected. Example with OR: Chapter 1, Section 1 Result: Chapter 1 questions for all books and Section 1 questions for all chapters of all books.
By Tag - AND	And: To view questions that have ALL of the tags selected. Example with AND: Chapter 1, Section 1 Result: Chapter 1 Section 1 questions for all books.
By Question Type(s)	Not used because all questions display as Comprehension questions in the Question Bank. (See Question Type.)
	Once you have selected your Filter criteria, scroll to the bottom of the Filter box and click Apply. Results will display in the Question Bank.
	Remove all Filter criteria. Select Apply for the changes to take effect.
	Remove a single Filter criterion by selecting the X next to it at the top of the Question Bank.

Question Type

All questions display as Comprehension questions in the Question Bank. However, they may include any of the following question types as sub-questions.

Preview Question

Click on a question in grid view or list view to preview it. Answers to any Fill in the Blank-type questions will appear at the bottom of the preview.

Question Functions

(Note: Some functions described below may only apply to questions you create yourself, not questions provided to you via subscription.)

	Click to view question functions.
	Starred: Click to mark a question as Starred, or to un-star a Starred question. (Note: Click the Star in the top-right to view only Starred questions.)
	Tags: Click to view and edit question tags. To add a tag, type the tag you want, followed by a comma to register the tag. Then save your changes. Example: Typing Chapter 1, adds the Chapter 1 tag.
	Clone: Click to create a copy of a question.
	Edit: Click to edit a question.
	Disabled: Click to disable a question. If a question is disabled, it can no longer be included in new Standard tests. It will be marked red in the top-left corner.
	Delete: Click to delete a question. If a question is part of an activity, you cannot delete it.